How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Championship (England) is the most attritional: 0 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Championship England | 0 | 1.432 |
| 2. Premier League England | 0 | 1.066 |
| 3. Primera División Spanien | 0 | 1.050 |
| 4. Serie A Brasilien | 0 | 1.017 |
| 5. Eredivisie Niederlande | 0 | 1.014 |
| 6. Serie A Italien | 0 | 972 |
| 7. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 0 | 956 |
| 8. Division 1A Belgien | 0 | 893 |
| 9. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 0 | 875 |
| 10. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 0 | 872 |
| 11. Süper Lig Türkei | 0 | 860 |
| 12. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 0 | 855 |
| 13. Primeira Liga Portugal | 0 | 634 |
| 14. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 0 | 611 |
| 15. Premiership Schottland | 0 | 601 |
| 16. Champions League International | 0 | 568 |
| 17. Super League Griechenland | 0 | 552 |
| 18. Superliga Dänemark | 0 | 540 |
| 19. FA Cup England | 0 | 460 |
| 20. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 0 | 438 |
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Both counted from match events over the same matches, so a league appears only once its records carry cards.